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Gateway to Moab

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Originally, I was supposed to go to Moab this weekend with Amanda for her birthday trip. Unfortunately, she ended up having to work today, so we are putting that trip off until next weekend. However, I still wanted to get out and do a little exploring on my own, instead of sticking around the house all day. Last year I travelled to Moab through Gateway, Colorado and thought it would be fun to do a little exploring in that area.

The road through John Brown Canyon

Spot the small hole in the rock

Found this old truck cab on South Beaver Mesa

Snowy La Sals

A little used two-track that dead ended at a cool overlook

I took a side road to Beaver Basin until I ran into too much snow and mud and had to turn around. A little snow bashing...

I ended up taking the La Sal Mountain Loop and following part of the Kokopelli Trail to the Sand Flats Road. The section of the Kokopelli Trail that I followed, ended up being quite a bit narrower and much more rutted out that I thought it would be.

After stopping in Moab to fuel up again, I headed back to Gateway.

Heading back into John Brown Canyon

Once got back to Gateway, I followed a road along the Dolores River for a while until I was back in Utah again. I wasn't sure what to expect, but there sure was some great scenery in this canyon. I'd love to raft this stretch of the Dolores some day, too.

Stopped and took a picture of the Driggs Mansion and Thimble rock on my way home through Unaweep Canyon

Sand Flats and the Sand Flats Road are directly east of Moab and include the dump, Slickrock Bike Trail, Fins and Things Jeep trail and the beginning of Porcupine Rim Jeep/bike trail. The road is one way to connect Moab to the La Sal Loop Road.